Installation report - Successful install via netinst images on Beige G3

2021-10-08 Thread Alex Perez
I was successfully able to install Debian 11 to a 266MHz Beige G3 (Old World) using the 2020-10-06 NETINST image[1] Because this is an Old World machine, I copied the initrd and kernel from the CD to my System boot volume, and loaded them using BootX 1.2.2. Note that the initrd in the ISO below

Re: Poll: Is anyone using nouveau driver on ppc64 system?

2021-10-08 Thread Tom Grzybowski
I like the idea of this group adopting an LTS kernel, and fleshing-out that one as much as we can. And then moving on to the next, if we believe it offers more. After-all, these efforts are not all about the kernel itself, but really more about what we can run reliably in total. Thomas Grzybow

Re: Poll: Is anyone using nouveau driver on ppc64 system?

2021-10-08 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 10/8/21 11:13, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 5:41 PM Tom Grzybowski > wrote: >> >> I have a related question: instead of us breaking what is working by >> updating > the kernel regularly, why don't we find a good working kernel version and > move on > only when we can match

Re: Poll: Is anyone using nouveau driver on ppc64 system?

2021-10-08 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 10/8/21 17:55, Alex Perez wrote: >> That's unfortunately not possible at the moment as Debian Ports is a pure >> unstable distribution which means we're rolling release. > > Can't you still be rolling-release, but with an LTS kernel? I think there is a misunderstanding how Debian Ports works. D

Re: X stopped working with 5.14 on iBook

2021-10-08 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hi Stan! On 10/8/21 18:49, Stan Johnson wrote: > Compiling 5.14.9 using Debian's 5.14.0-2 config file: > > $ rm -r linux-source-5.14 > $ xzcat ../linux-source-5.14.tar.xz | tar xf - > $ cd linux-source-5.14 > $ cp ../config-5.14.0-2-powerpc .config > $ make ARCH=powerpc CROSS_COMPILE=powerpc-linu

Re: Poll: Is anyone using nouveau driver on ppc64 system?

2021-10-08 Thread Alex Perez
Adrian, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote on 10/8/2021 2:24 AM: Hi Thomas! On 10/7/21 23:41, Tom Grzybowski wrote: I have a related question: instead of us breaking what is working by updating the kernel regularly, why don't we find a good working kernel version and move on only when we can mat

Re: X stopped working with 5.14 on iBook

2021-10-08 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hello Stan! On 10/8/21 16:32, Stan Johnson wrote: > I may be doing something wrong, but I don't see where. If I'm not doing > something wrong, then there could be a problem with the powerpc Debian > config file for 5.14.9. Do you not have a file called /boot/config-5.14.0-2-powerpc on your PowerM

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Re: Poll: Is anyone using nouveau driver on ppc64 system?

2021-10-08 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hi Thomas! On 10/7/21 23:41, Tom Grzybowski wrote: > I have a related question: instead of us breaking what is working > by updating the kernel regularly, why don't we find a good working > kernel version and move on only when we can match that in terms of > functionality? Is there some "requirem

Re: Poll: Is anyone using nouveau driver on ppc64 system?

2021-10-08 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 5:41 PM Tom Grzybowski wrote: > > I have a related question: instead of us breaking what is working by > updating the kernel regularly, why don't we find a good working kernel > version and move on only when we can match that in terms of functionality? > Is there some

Re: Poll: Is anyone using nouveau driver on ppc64 system?

2021-10-08 Thread Linux User #330250
Tom Grzybowski wrote on the 7th of October 2021, 23:41 CEST: I have a related question: instead of us breaking what is working by updating the kernel regularly, why don't we find a good working kernel version and move on only when we can match that in terms of functionality? Is there some "r